Renewal by Andersen’s Cottage Grove temporarily closed after two employees tested positive for COVID-19, according to reporting from CBS Minnesota. A company spokesperson told WCCO the employees reported having symptoms last week, and have been recovering at home ever since.
The company released the following statement:
“The health and safety of each of our employees is our top priority. After learning today that two of our manufacturing employees in Cottage Grove have tested positive for COVID-19, we have temporarily paused operations at our Renewal by Andersen plant in Cottage Grove to enable a third-party cleaning company to thoroughly sanitize the entire plant. The two individuals with the virus have not been at work since last week, when they first reported symptoms, and we wish them a smooth recovery.
We have a company-wide COVID-19 exposure response protocol in place following OSHA, CDC and Minnesota Department of Health guidance for workplaces, which includes procedures to clean and disinfect locations where a possible exposure has occurred and conduct contact tracing to identify others who may have been exposed. We are following this protocol and have not identified a broader risk exposure in the plant. We expect to resume normal operations on Monday, May 10.”
